books.google.co.uk - Pierre Riché traces the emergence of Europe from the seventh to the early eleventh century, the period that witnessed the rise, fall, and revival of the Carolinian Empire. It was during this time the first contours of a broad new civilization and the first visible signs of European unity are discernable.Until...https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Carolingians.html?id=Tcjy7bCmFL0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Carolingians